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U N I V E R S I T Y Staff leaders on Pitt’s five campuses say they are concerned TIMES about employee morale...... 4 VOLUME 41 • NUMBER 20 JUNE 11, 2009 UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH Pitt to buy Concordia Club he trustees’ property and O’Hara Street, Thackeray Street The project is expected to be facilities committee on and University Place. completed by fall 2010. TMonday approved the No specific use for the building • $1.2 million to upgrade the University’s purchase of the Con- has been identified, but Cochran ventilation system in the basement cordia Club as part of some $70 said the club could be another and first floor of the Cathedral of million in construction and reno- venue for large functions such as Learning. The work is necessary vation projects that will include those typically held in the William because existing conditions do not the relocation of Pitt’s mailing Pitt Union’s heavily used Ballroom meet building code standards for services, surplus property, central or Kurtzman Room. outside air requirements. receiving and movers from their The trustees’ committee also The committee also okayed current leased location at the Lex- approved a $3.2 million project a 10-year lease for more than ington Tech Park Warehouse to to renovate 21,300 square feet 144,000 square feet of labora- Pitt’s Thomas Boulevard facility. of space on the ground floor and tory and office space in the new Jerome Cochran, executive 1,650 square feet of space on the Bridgeside Point II building vice chancellor and general coun- basement level of the Thomas on Technology Drive for the sel, said a sales agreement for the Boulevard facility, which will McGowan Institute for Regen- Concordia Club had been signed enable mailing services, surplus erative Medicine, the Department and the University’s due diligence property, central receiving and of Orthopaedic Surgery and the on the property is underway. Clos- the movers to relocate from leased Department of Microbiology and ing is expected by Nov. 30. space, at an annual savings of more Molecular Genetics. The facility is The three-story, 18,000- than $67,000. situated next to Bridgeside Point I, square-foot club, located at 4024 The project is scheduled to be which houses other Pitt research O’Hara Street, is situated on complete in time for employees and office spaces. approximately a one-half acre to move during the University’s The McGowan Institute will site with parking for 25 vehicles. winter recess. move from Bridgeside Point I to Kimberly K. Barlow It includes banquet and meeting The committee also approved a larger space in the new building The 2009 Chancellor’s Affirmative Action Award was pre- rooms, a lobby area and offices. the following projects for the and microbiology and molecu- sented yesterday at Senate Council to the Provost’s advisory Cochran noted that Pitt con- Pittsburgh campus: lar genetics will move from the committee on women’s concerns (PACWC). The award is given annually to the outstanding Pitt program area that, or indi- stantly is seeking strategic real • $32.38 million in renovations Biomedical Science Tower and vidual who, has made a significant contribution in affirmative estate opportunities. The Con- and additions to Chevron Science Bridgeside Point I to consolidate action. The award selection committee recognized the 19-member cordia Club’s location within the Center. Funded by $25 million in in Bridgeside Point II. PACWC “for the role the organization has played in promot- central campus and contiguous state capital funding and $7.38 The Department of Ortho- ing a campus climate in which sexual harassment and dis- to other Pitt properties made it a million in Provost reserves, the paedic Surgery plans to relocate crimination are not tolerated and for steadfastly supporting the recruitment, promotion and retention of female faculty, logical fit for acquisition. Cochran first phase of the project will add its stem cell research center, administrators and staff.” noted that with the exception of the 31,331 square feet of lab/equip- hand research laboratory and Patricia Beeson, vice provost for graduate and undergraduate Bellefield Presbyterian Church, ment space in a three-story addi- new Center for Cellular and studies, who has chaired PACWC since 2004, accepted the award from Chancellor Mark Nordenberg. the University owns the entire tion above Ashe Auditorium. Molecular Engineering to the block bounded by Fifth Avenue, The auditorium lobby and new building. entrance will be renovated and a A 28,753-square-foot facility new vestibule added. Other infra- for rearing animals for research, Pitt names 2 more Distinguished Professors structure upgrades and features managed by the Division of Labo- John R. Beverley, profes- Diego in 1972. aimed at achieving Leadership ratory Animal Resources, will be sor of Hispanic languages and Hendrix joined the Depart- in Energy and Environmental located on the first floor. literatures, and Roger Hendrix, ment of Biological Sciences in Design Silver certification for sus- Cochran said funds are in place professor of biological sciences, 1973 after earning his PhD at tainable construction are planned. for the first five years of the lease, have been named Distinguished Harvard in 1970. Construction is expected to be which begins Oct. 1, 2009. Professors, the highest honor that He co-founded and co-directs complete in 16 months. Two projects at Pitt-Bradford can be accorded to a member of the Pitt-based Bacteriophage • Nearly $27.8 million to were approved: the professorship. Beverley Hendrix Institute, which includes research- develop an Olympic Sports Com- • $2.5 million to upgrade Harvey Borovetz, professor ers and students from around the plex for men’s baseball, women’s electrical service and improve and chair of the Department of on Latin American studies during world working to better under- softball, and men’s and women’s power reliability. The project Bioengineering in the Swanson the 1990s. stand bacteriophages and their soccer. includes installation of power School of Engineering, previously Beverley, who came to Pitt in applications. Located next to current facili- distribution equipment and the had been named Distinguished 1969, also is a faculty associate in In his research, Hendrix ties on the upper campus, the upgrade of infrastructure between Professor. (See May 28 University Pitt’s Center for Latin American investigates the mechanisms complex will feature a two-story the electric utility’s substation and Times.) Studies, the graduate program though which bacteriophages 23,000-square-foot support build- the campus. All three appointments, made in cultural studies and the film — tiny viruses that infect bacteria ing housing restrooms, concession Information provided to the by Chancellor Mark Nordenberg, studies program. His publications — assemble within a bacterium stands, and training and locker- committee stated that Bradford are effective Sept. 1. include about 100 articles and 15 cell prior to traveling to the next room facilities. campus operations have been The rank of Distinguished co-authored or edited books. cell. He also studies the evolution The venues will seat 725 for disrupted by about 25 electrical Professor honors extraordinary, Beverley chaired the Hispanic of viruses by examining the evolu- soccer, 900 for baseball and 600 outages over the past several internationally recognized schol- languages and literatures depart- tion of bacteriophages. for softball. Each will have score- years. arly attainment in an individual ment from 2002 to 2007 and cur- Hendrix received the 2009 boards, press boxes, broadcast- Although Pitt is negotiating discipline or field. rently is associate director of the National Academy of Sciences quality lighting and artificial turf. with Penelec, which supplies Beverley, who also holds International Institute of Latin Award for Scientific Reviewing in The baseball and softball facilities power to the Bradford campus, adjunct appointments in the American Literature, as well as Genetics for his extensive writing will include dugouts, bullpens and to pay for the upgrade, the cost departments of English and co-editor of the University of in academic journals and books batting cages. was approved in order to prevent communication, is considered Pittsburgh Press series “Illumina- about bacteriophage research The project, part of the delays to the project’s start. a pioneer in postcolonial Latin tions: Cultural Formations of the during the last decade. The acad- University’s 12-year facilities plan, • $2.5 million for a multipur- American criticism. He was a Americas.” emy recognized his ability to syn- will be funded by bond proceeds. pose facility and interfaith chapel, founding member of the Latin He earned his PhD from the thesize existing ideas and research Annual operating costs of more funded by gifts to the Bradford American subaltern study group, Department of Literature at the in review articles and journal com- than $2 million are to be covered Educational Foundation. which had a high-profile impact University of California-San mentaries. n by gifts and other reserves. —Kimberly K. Barlow n

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learned,” she said. There’s no denying that the UPJ gives 100% to recent grads this summer economy isn’t as good and employ- he clock is ticking at Pitt- within the first 24 hours of the whatever students need for a suc- value as a job seeker. ers aren’t hiring as much as in the Johnstown as a summer- program’s announcement, even in cessful job search. “Employers don’t care as past. “But for determined, consci- Tlong “100 Days —100 Per- the midst of finals and graduation Some students come in with much about GPAs and awards, entious, flexible students, the job cent” initiative aims to ensure that preparations. well-organized portfolios and a but are more concerned with a outlook is good,” she said. recent graduates have the campus Wescott noted that Spectar’s clear idea of what they want to job candidate’s experiences and Boyd said the 100 percent Career Services office’s undivided remarks resonated with parents in pursue, simply seeking an outside knowledge,” she said, adding that initiative has called for some addi- attention as they seek employment the audience, who also persuaded opinion of what they’ve prepared. part of her job is helping students tional hours in the office, but the or further education. some of the graduates to get the Others need basic advice in how think about and articulate how workload has been manageable. UPJ President Jem Spectar, ball rolling. Student Affairs staff- to write a resume or prepare for what they’ve done might apply “Certainly it’s a large task, but who touted the initiative in his ers were on hand at the post-com- an interview. Encouraging all of to the specific position they’re anyone who works with college remarks at the campus’s April 25 mencement reception to enable them is part of the job. “Some are applying for. How might the skills students is driven by the opportu- commencement ceremony, said, the new grads to fill out a survey overwhelmed,” Boyd said. “That’s they gained in an internship relate? nity to impact the lives of students “We are taking proactive steps, about post-graduation plans and natural.” How might they prove their com- in a positive way,” she said. in today’s troubled economy, to whether they were seeking work. Many students hail from munication skills rather than just Wescott acknowledged that help our students maximize their For those still looking for work, outside the Johnstown area, so say they have them? helping students with future potential for being hired into the survey provided a starting some help is being provided by “It’s helping them to think employment is a labor-intensive rewarding positions or gaining point for career counselors aiding phone or electronically. Initially, about job searching in a different process, but he expects that at the acceptance into high-quality in the search, Wescott said. the career counselors request way than in the past,” she said. end of the 100 days, there will be graduate programs.” Subsequent phone calls and resumes, cover letters and other In spite of dire economic news great success stories. The current effort is putting email blasts as well as some good materials to critique. “Students that can be especially scary for Boyd said it’s exciting every a special focus on this year’s old-fashioned legwork added to may not be getting interviews not new graduates, Boyd said students time they hear another student has graduates — not only those who the number of students who were because they don’t have the skills aren’t getting discouraged. “What found a job or been accepted to a received diplomas in April, but offered assistance. Career coun- or knowledge, but because they’re I see is students eager to begin their graduate program. “We’re anxious also December 2008 graduates selors hand-delivered to campus not highlighting or articulating career. Not so much discouraged, to see the results,” she said. and those graduating in June or division chairs a request for their their skills and experiences in the but restless to use what they’ve —Kimberly K. Barlow n August — 517 in all, said career students’ contact information as best way,” Boyd said. counselor Angela Boyd. staffers stepped up their bid to The counselors also remind UPJ Vice President for Student serve as new graduates’ personal graduates to conduct some online Affairs Jon Wescott acknowl- coaches and headhunters. housekeeping to eliminate any- edged that the current economy Although UPJ’s Career Ser- thing unprofessional and to estab- prompted the campus’s effort to vices office always has assisted lish a profile on the networking site go the extra mile, even though the alumni, the 100-day initiative for LinkedIn as they make the transi- services being emphasized really the first time intentionally targets tion to the professional world. are “not much different with what the students with a specific goal to For their efforts, the staff are Career Services does with the have 100 percent of them placed receiving positive feedback, Boyd overall student population.” by the end of the target period, said. “They have been so gracious Among the help being pro- said Boyd. “It’s an intentional — saying or emailing, ‘You’ve moted to graduates is assistance marketing to students who might really helped me,’ or ‘Thanks for with resume preparation and not have been aware of the services finding me this position,’” she interviewing skills, researching available to them,” she said. said. “It’s certainly rewarding for job opportunities and job fairs, As of Tuesday, 73 students were me to know I may have helped networking and preparatory work- employed (64 of them full-time) somebody.” shops for tests such as the GRE, and another 38 were heading to That’s not to say there haven’t GMAT, LSAT and MCAT. graduate or professional school. been challenging moments. UPJ spokesperson Bob Knip- Boyd said 278 surveys have “Some have a skewed view of ple said students’ initial reaction been returned to Career Services. Career Services and its power,” was swift: More than 45 responded At the campaign’s midpoint, Boyd said. “We can’t transform efforts have shifted from getting the economy of the U.S.; we can’t more surveys returned to focus make an employer offer a position. Clarification more on the students who already We can’t give a student experience A proposal under consider- have shown interest by filling out they don’t have.” However, Boyd ation by the Staff Association the forms, she said, adding that added, they can help students put Council benefits committee, once a survey is in hand, she and their experience in the best light Kim Shook Recent Pitt-Johnstown grad Alyson Bender, left, gets some tips if approved by the University, fellow career counselor Victoria or look at the transferable skills would expand Pitt’s sick leave on her resume from UPJ career counselors Victoria Biter, center, Biter get to work on helping with they have that could broaden their and Angela Boyd. policy to allow volunteer dona- tions of sick days to a common L E T T E R S pool for use by other staff who have exhausted their time-off Reduced price memberships in University Club sought for retirees options but who are not ready to return to work for medical rea- To the editor: ment. Access to membership in during peak hours, if necessary. months of operation, we have sons. A different policy was cited The manager of the new the University Club is but a small Also, since retirees would not over 600 members consisting of in the May 28 issue. n University Club has informed recognition of this. likely use the dining facilities very active faculty and staff, and emeriti me that faculty and staff retirees I have also been informed by often, their membership dues faculty. are not eligible for membership. sources in the Senate that the Uni- should be much lower. Their As a faculty and staff club of the It is unseemly to prohibit retired versity administration does not membership cards, which could type and level designed is relatively faculty and staff, many of whom wish to allow such memberships show that they are retirees, would new to our University, a decision have devoted their careers to the now, but might consider this in also serve to identify them for any was made to initially open mem- University, from having dining the future, once demand has been necessary peak-hour restriction. bership to these three groups in U N I V E R S I T Y memberships in the University established. However, the issue I trust and hope that the an effort to evaluate both demand Club. Indeed, many of us faculty of possible excess demand, based University administration will and usage. After gaining a better TIMES retirees have made and continue on dining club membership for reconsider their position and understanding of our club opera- EDITOR to make substantial contributions retirees, is easily and immediately act expeditiously to change their tions and membership demands, N. J. Brown 412/624-1373 to the University, even after retire- managed by restricting their use policy, thereby encouraging retir- we do plan to make informed deci- [email protected] ees to continue to be involved in sions on the possibility of opening WRITERS University activities. our membership to other groups. Alum donates Japanese woodblocks Julian Andelman We anticipate this decision during Kimberly K. Barlow 412/624-1379 [email protected] Pitt alumnus Barry Rosensteel ground precious metals, the Professor Emeritus the fall academic term. (EDUC ’76) has donated more prints fade if exposed to light for Graduate School The overall success of the club Peter Hart 412/624-1374 than 100 rare Japanese woodblock extended periods of time. Each of Public Health is based upon our members. We [email protected] prints to Pitt’s University Library print will be housed in an archival- encourage each of you to learn BUSINESS MANAGER System. quality folder and stored in a steel Eli Shorak, associate vice chancellor more about the club and become Barbara DelRaso 412/624-4644 The prints, produced between file case. Digitization of the prints for Business, replies: an active part of the newest tradi- [email protected] the 18th and 20th centuries, is expected to begin this fall when The University is very excited tion on campus. Please stop by for Events Calendar: [email protected] represent Japanese culture in the images will be available online. about the recent opening of the a tour or visit our web site at www. 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the research incentive paid to a faculty member.” The incentive is Units don’t always follow planning limited to a $50,000 cap annually per investigator, he added. The second issue involved complaints from tenured faculty & budgeting system, report shows in clinical departments that their annual pay raises were well below itt’s planning and budget- said. “The committee has sug- discussion story, Brush said. She fact that [gender wage gap data the raises that were given in other ing system’s established gested that with the salary letters, noted that the University Times are] not there is a signal that the Pitt schools, he said. “This issue Ppolicies and processes are as part of the boilerplate [material] traditionally covers the report Senate budget policies committee may be true because annual salary not being followed universally, there be mention of the possibility as part of a meeting story and doesn’t think that gender equity is increases in clinical departments according to a University Senate of reconsideration. This too will therefore is limited by committee important. That’s why I’m making in the medical school depend committee. be followed up, to be sure in the members’ discussion. this an issue. It’s not about having upon the department’s own “A responsibility of the budget future that people are aware of Brush added that she has access to the data, it’s the fact that budget, which is derived primarily polices committee, along with these policies.” written letters to the University you get what you measure.” from grant revenues and clinical the Staff Association Council, is Assembly member Carey Times in the past asking that BPC Wion said he will carry Brush’s income,” Baker said. to monitor the implementation Balaban of the School of Medicine expand its request for data. (See request back to BPC. “Certainly “The medical school is self- of the planning and budgeting asked, “Just out of curiosity, what April 5, 2007, and May 25, 2006, budget policies can request what- supporting, so it has a separate system,” Philip Wion told Faculty is the School of Medicine’s current University Times.) ever it wants,” he said. budget from the rest of the Uni- Assembly June 2. “This year the data on this?” “When will we have the sex cat- q versity. It does not have an annual committee requested, as it has Wion replied that the data egory wage gap become a default In other Assembly business: salary increase pool. However, many years in the past although indicate only that the medical part of that report?” she asked, • University Senate President Dean [Arthur] Levine provides not the last year or two, of the school has a “no” in the category adding that wage gap data always John Baker reported on previously guidelines for annual salary Office of Budget and Controller asking whether the school has a are included in the Academe raised concerns about faculty in increases that are generally based to in effect contact the various “document salary reconsideration report and are as accessible as the the medical school. (See May 14 on the University’s annual salary responsibility centers both in the process.” other data. “They have it by rank University Times.) Baker summa- pool increase,” he said. Provost’s area and the Health Sci- He added that the salary deci- and by institution at exactly the rized those issues in a memo to Baker told the University ences area, and get information sion reconsideration policy does same place as the [other informa- medical school officials, he told Times he expects to present about the planning and budgeting not apply formally to the School of tion],” Brush said. Faculty Assembly at the June 2 Montelaro’s response for open committees (PBCs) at each of Medicine. “The School of Medi- Wion replied that although meeting. discussion at BPC’s next meeting, those centers.” cine explicitly is not included in the University Times has not Yesterday, as the University set for June 19. PBCs participate in the devel- the salary administration policy,” published a chart or table on Times went to press, Baker said “I have been elected chair of the opment of units’ proposed plans, Wion said. “But the school is gender wage gap data, the paper he had received a response from budget policies committee start- budgets and contingency plans. under the purview of the Senate has followed the issue in a number Ron Montelaro, the chair of ing July 1 and will make a report Under Pitt’s policies, business budget policies committee as of stories. the medical school’s planning to Faculty Assembly when it is and administrative units can part of the University since the (For a story on the overview of and budgeting committee. That appropriate to do so,” he said. choose whether to have planning University Senate includes all the the April 13 Academe report that response, he said, cleared up two • Assembly members agreed and budgeting committees, but schools.” includes comparison data on salaries of the issues. to file another request to the senior vice chancellor areas and Wion also summarized infor- at national public and private insti- “I had been told by several Provost’s office to loosen the ban academic responsibility centers mation from a Pitt-specific faculty tutions, broken down by gender, see tenured faculty members in the on mass emailing. are required to have them, Wion salary report drawn from Ameri- April 30 University Times.) medical school that they would In lobbying for greater access pointed out. can Association of University Moreover, Wion noted, the have their salaries cut 20 percent to email blasts, member James “The information was tabu- Professors (AAUP) survey data gender wage gap is virtually next year if they did not have 50 Becker said that the small number lated and the committee took a that are printed annually in the universal at universities and that percent of their salary coming of voters in the recent Senate elec- look at it at our most recent [BPC] AAUP journal Academe. That the Academe data are accessible from a funded research grant. I tions was due at least in part to meeting,” said Wion, who is co- report was discussed at the May online. am pleased to report that this was the constraints on alerting voters secretary of BPC. “It turns out 29 BPC meeting, Wion said. (For But Brush countered, “Just a rumor. The medical school has via email of the voting deadline. there are a couple of units that have details, see story on pages 8-10.) because the gap is universal that not adopted such a policy,” Baker He said the policy limiting mass not had actively meeting PBCs. Following his report at the doesn’t mean that it doesn’t vary told the University Times. internal emails restricts important There’s also a requirement for the June 2 Faculty Assembly meeting, across institutions. It’s a very “However, the medical school information-sharing. membership that the majority of Assembly member Lisa Brush important mechanism for making is instituting a new research • Pitt police officer Nashaun the members be elected. There are chided BPC for not asking for the same kinds of comparisons and incentive policy that links the Forney demonstrated the proper a couple units where that seems gender wage gap comparison benchmarks, because it’s related to level of individual faculty salary way to use an automated external not to be the case.” data in its annual request for the gender equity among the faculty. support on grants to the level of defibrillator, the portable elec- Wion did not specify any units AAUP-based report. The point about the budget poli- research incentive payments paid tronic device designed for the in his report. He said that BPC first “I was wondering at what point cies committee report is that it is to a faculty member. Having 50 layperson to provide emergency wants to check the accuracy of the it will become possible for the the document of record that mea- percent or more salary support aid to victims of cardiac arrhyth- tabulations. Then BPC wants to University Times to report on this sures the things that the University on funded research grants trig- mias. make sure that units know they’re issue,” as part of the annual BPC Senate thinks are important. The gers an increase in the amount of —Peter Hart n supposed to have PBCs, that the majority of members are supposed to be elected and that PBCs are supposed to meet and actually do something, Wion said. The budget policies committee also requested data on whether units have procedures in place so that faculty or staff members can exercise their right to appeal or request reconsideration of salary decisions, which also is required in Pitt’s policies. Wion referred Assembly mem- bers to Policy 07-09-01 — view- able online at www.bc.pitt.edu/ policies/policy/07/07-09-01.html — which requires faculty and staff members to be informed in writing of the basis for their salary increase and for those whose performance has been judged unsatisfactory to be informed of the specific reasons for that judgment. The policy also calls for procedures through which individual faculty and staff mem- bers can request reconsideration of salary decisions. “It turns out, according to this first pass anyway, that a number of units apparently either don’t Kimberly K. Barlow A plaque recognizing the collaborative effort between community groups and government transportation authorities was have such explicit policies whereby unveiled June 2 in a brief ceremony beneath the Boulevard of the Allies Bridge. faculty and staff can ask for recon- The plaque, which reads in part, “In honor of the exemplary community partnership that guided the design and reconstruction of sideration of salary decisions, or this bridge,” is flanked by two restored plaques from the 1928 span. Unveiling the new plaque are, from left, Paul Tellers, former chair of the Oakland Task Force; John M. Wilds, Pitt assistant vice perhaps they don’t publicize them. chancellor for community relations; Cheryl Moon-Sirianni, PennDOT District 11 assistant district executive for design; Patrick Has- They don’t let people know that sett, assistant director of Pittsburgh’s Department of Public Works; G. Reynolds “Renny” Clark, Pitt vice chancellor for community they have such policies,” Wion initiatives and current Oakland Task Force chair, and Dan Cessna, PennDOT District 11 executive.

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per month. extraordinary service that may Other projects included: have gone unnoticed. Staff reps concerned about morale • Partnering with the People- “This serves as a congratula- Soft user group to offer Excel tions form,” Wilson said. “People taff leaders from Pitt’s five long-term cost-saving measure, to our monthly meetings, and our training classes. across campus can write in to say campuses met last week to Losagio reported. two general assemblies are well- • Sponsoring monthly events thanks or congratulations on a job Sdiscuss workplace issues Regarding flex-time for staff, attended,” she said. such as bingo, bowling, a picnic well done, et cetera. This has been common to staff. a longstanding issue, Colwell said This fall, the association and “piñata Thursday,” with lot- used many times since it started. Those issues included: com- that Pitt’s policies provide for flex- is launching a new Pitt Spirit tery tickets included in the piñata’s Something so little means a lot.” munication channels between staff time only at the discretion of the campaign as the result of staff contents. Titusville members and the administration supervisor. members’ requests to become • Holding lunches at various UPT Staff Association Presi- of the respective campuses; com- SAC’s efforts to modify Pitt’s more involved with student events campus buildings to better con- dent Kathleen Plyler said her munication channels between policies to encourage supervi- such as move-in day. The Bradford nect staff. group, which comprises 60 or so the regional campus groups and sors to offer flex-time have been group sponsors an event virtually Darr said, “We have fun doing staff, is more informal than others. the Pittsburgh campus Staff rejected, he said. But he said SAC every month, Delaney noted. all these events, but sometimes “I am the only officer. We meet Association Council (SAC); flex- will continue to advocate for flex- Events have included: we don’t have a lot of turnout. once a week, really to keep each time policies for staff, and morale time. “We will because it’s good • Annual faculty and staff golf Morale is very low and apathy is other informed, if, say, Admis- concerns. for morale. ... We believe staff and bowling outings. up. What we are struggling with sions is holding an open house, Several of the leaders at the would actually get more work • An annual family day at an as a staff association is: What is or other offices have projects meeting remarked that staff done because they can adjust their amusement park. our mission? Is it fundraising? going on, we’d like to know that,” morale is as low as it has ever personal [life] schedules better,” • A luncheon for new staff. Are we a social organization? Just Plyler said. been. They agreed that low morale Colwell said. • A luncheon for Women of what are we? We offer a lot. I just She said campus President among their respective constitu- Regarding communication Promise winners, chosen from wish we could get more staff to William Shields is very supportive encies is due in large part to the channels, Colwell recommended among 44 local high school girls. participate.” of the staff’s charitable efforts and floundering national economy that staff leaders at every campus The women’s history month com- Johnstown meets regularly with staff. and the lack of raises for fiscal meet regularly — at least quarterly, mittee co-sponsored this event. Sharon Wilson, a 30-year vet- “Continuing a longstand- year 2010. he said — with their respective Delaney reported that staff eran of the UPJ staff and secretary ing tradition of service, UPT (Chancellor Mark Norden- campus presidents. leaders meet once a month with of the campus’s Staff Activities and ‘adopted’ three families through berg announced in January that “Our officers meet with the UPB President Livingston Alex- Concerns (SAC) Association, said the Salvation Army Christmas there would be no increase in the chancellor and the executive vice ander. “He keeps us informed UPJ has about 180 staff members. project, buying gifts for nine chil- FY10 salary pool because of static chancellor regularly,” as well as about full-time equivalents and UPJ’s SAC sponsors events and dren as well as their parents, and state funding and a bleak overall with Ron Frisch, associate vice enrollment progress, budget volunteer opportunities practi- buying food to stock the families’ economy.) chancellor of Human Resources, concerns and other campus issues. cally every month, she said. pantries,” Plyler said. In a report on behalf of the Colwell said. “I also can call them He also attends our general assem- “We had volunteers who New this year is a project initi- Pittsburgh staff group, SAC Presi- up and get a meeting if there is an blies,” Delaney said. “That makes helped with the Richland Com- ated by UPT staffer Chris Hunt, dent Rich Colwell summarized issue I want to raise. I strongly rec- us feel connected and we feel like munity Days weekend event in whose son-in-law is a morale some of the concerns he has heard ommend that you have meetings we can raise staff concerns with August and also who volunteered officer for troops stationed in during the year, as well as those he with your campus president. How him and he’ll listen to us.” for ‘welcome weekend’ for our Afghanistan and runs a program heard during a dinner meeting on else are you going to know what’s Greensburg new and returning students,” called “United Through Read- June 3 with some regional campus really going on?” he said. Brandi Darr, in her second Wilson said. ing.” representatives. The combined groups agreed year as president of the Pitt- Other UPJ association-spon- “The deployed troops who are “There is concern about to pursue the possibility of Greensburg Staff Association, sored projects included: parents read donated children’s morale related to no raises for video-conferencing the monthly reported that Michele Shuey (vice • Distributing gift bags to new books aloud via DVD for their faculty and staff,” Colwell told the Pittsburgh SAC meetings to the president) and Jane Strittmatter, staff members and Halloween child to watch at home,” Plyler group at the June 4 meeting in the regional campuses to increase (treasurer) are recently elected candy to students. explained. “As an offshoot of this Cathedral of Learning’s Babcock their participation. officers of the group. • Donating raffle gifts with project, paperback books — mys- Room. “The economy’s bad; we “We welcome reports from Darr noted that Shuey and proceeds benefiting the Susan teries, novels, et cetera — have see it, we feel it. Still, we’re all the regional campuses at our Strittmatter ran unopposed, indi- G. Komen Breast Cancer Foun- been donated and are being sent happy to have jobs.” meetings, but it’s not the same as cating a certain amount of apathy dation. to troops in Iraq. We think that In light of the economic down- being interactive in a meeting,” among the staff. • Handing out gifts to residents donating books is an ideal project turn, regional campus staffers Colwell said. He noted that more The Staff Association leaders at Laurel Wood nursing home. for a university.” wondered about the feasibility of than a decade ago SAC meetings represent about 100 staff at the • Presenting this year’s Rose She is soliciting contact infor- continuing construction projects were broadcast to the regionals in Greensburg campus. The officers Reesey Memorial Scholarship mation for military members who on the Pittsburgh campus and, to a pilot program of the Center for meet sporadically with campus Book Award winner with $200. might benefit from the project. a lesser extent, on their respective Instructional Development and President Sharon Smith at Smith’s • Sending memorial candles to (Plyler can be contacted at campuses, Colwell said. Distance Education, but that the request, Darr said. families of two recently deceased 814/827-4424; [email protected].) “But I told them some of these cost became too prohibitive to The association is on pace to UPJ students. Among other projects under- projects are already started and continue the practice. raise $10,000 within five years • Holding “Breakfast with taken by UPT staff were: you don’t want to abandon them, q to endow a student scholarship, Santa,” an event that drew more • Support for the annual March and a lot of the money that pays At the June 4 meeting, regional Darr said. The Student Resources than 150 people. of Dimes March for Babies as well for them comes from the state,” campus staff leaders summarized Endowed Scholarship drive was • Sponsoring an annual Wash- as for the Big Brothers/Big Sisters Colwell said. the activities that their groups launched in 2008 with a $5,000 ington, D.C., day-long bus trip, as of Crawford County. He said the raise issue also sponsored during the past year. commitment from an anonymous well as an annual staff picnic. • New this year is staff support ties supervisors’ hands, includ- Bradford donor. In a new effort, UPJ’s SAC staff for a local backpack program. ing his own. If two employees in Linda Delaney, president of The UPG staff group’s fund- relations committee has estab- Volunteers filled backpacks with similar positions are performing the Bradford Staff Association, raising initiatives for the scholar- lished the Office Vibes electronic prepared, individually packaged a different quality of work, salary reported that the 120 or so UPB ship includes printer cartridge email service, where faculty and food to feed 38 children living in increases are the most tangible way staff members all are members of and paper recycling programs, staff can acknowledge individual homes without adequate food. to reward the better performer, the group. “Most of them come which have netted about $150 staff members who have done —Peter Hart n Colwell said. “Not being able to do that can have a big effect on morale.” The salary pool freeze also calls into question the usefulness of the annual job performance evaluation process, where staff members meet individually with their supervisors to discuss their job effectiveness as a precursor to raise decisions, Colwell said. “It may seem like a waste of time because of the salary freeze, but it really isn’t, because staff should still want to find out how they can improve their job perfor- mance,” he maintained. Monika Losagio noted that SAC’s salary and job classification committee, which she chairs, has proposed non-monetary alter- natives to salary increases on a one-year-only basis. (See May 28 University Times.) The committee also has pro- posed that Pitt’s administration

consider offering early retirement Kimberly K. Barlow packages for staff as a potential Staff leaders from Pitt’s five campuses held their annual meeting June 4 in the Cathedral of Learning’s Babcock Room.

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University of Maryland-College assistant professor salary ranking, Park, where assistant professors adding that Pitt hopes to become averaged $83,400. more competitive in that area. 2008-09 AAU Pitt librarians’ average salaries Competitive, Pack said, can be rose 4 percent, from $64,000 to defined in terms of getting and $66,500. Ranked No. 20, their retaining the desired candidates. salary survey pay was near the median of the “Are you getting the people you group. Rutgers University-New want to hire?” he said, adding that Brunswick, where librarians aver- they need to be hired at a salary aged $88,900, ranked No. 1. that makes them feel good about Pitt assistant profs’ pay q coming to Pitt. The ranking for Pitt’s assistant Pack noted a past issue, par- professors drew the most discus- ticularly in science areas, “where sion during the report’s May 29 we would lose a lot of promising presentation to the University people in about their fourth or fifth generates most concern Senate budget policies committee year, just when they’re starting by Robert Goga, assistant director to develop a reputation and their n annual ranking of how cal school, although those in the FY07-08. of institutional research. research is now funded. They salaries for Pitt professors medical school’s basic science UCLA ranked first in the cat- BPC co-secretary Philip Wion came in sort of low and they’re Aand librarians compared departments are included. egory with professors averaging pointed out that the dollar amounts recruitable,” he said. “You don’t with Association of American Uni- Instructional faculty is defined $144,500. in the assistant professor category want that to happen, particularly versities (AAU) public university broadly, noted Robert F. Pack, vice Associate professors at Pitt saw were closely clustered just above in areas where you have to invest peers found full professors on the provost for academic planning and a 6.4 percent increase in their aver- Pitt’s average salary figure. Had a lot in startup. ... You don’t want Pittsburgh campus falling from resources management, adding age pay, which rose from $80,400 Pitt’s average of $71,100 been to throw away four or five years’ No. 14 to No. 15 in a group of 34 that the category includes not to $85,600. just $500 higher, Pitt would have worth of infrastructure develop- peers, while associate professors only those who spend 50 percent Associate professors at the placed 23rd instead of 26th in the ment.” jumped eight places to No. 15. or more of their time in the class- University of California-Berkeley assistant professor category. Pack said administrators look Pitt’s rank for assistant profes- room. “Not only is it formal class- ranked first in the category with an Pack was pleased that Pitt at more detailed department-by- sors’ and librarians’ average pay room instruction, it is supervision average salary of $96,100. held relatively steady in its rank- department comparisons with the remained unchanged at No. 26 of doctoral students, it is post-doc Pitt assistant professors’ aver- ing in the professor category and AAU peers and pass along the and No. 20, respectively, com- supervision,” he said. age salaries rose 5 percent, from with the return to the middle numbers to the appropriate deans pared to last year’s report. The report showed Pitt pro- $67,700 to $71,100; however, of the rankings in the associate to inform their hiring practices. The report covers instructional fessors’ salaries rose 4.4 percent their ranking, tied for No. 26 professor category after what he “We are looking closely, par- faculty and does not include to $127,300 in fiscal 2008-09, with Indiana University-Bloom- termed a “one-year anomaly.” But ticularly at the assistant professor clinical faculty from Pitt’s medi- from an average of $121,900 in ington, lagged far behind No. 1 he expressed concern for Pitt’s data, by department,” he said.

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Average Average Name of Institution Salary Rank Name of Institution Salary Rank University of California-Los Angeles $144.5 1 University of California-Berkeley $96.1 1 University of California-Berkeley 143.5 2 Rutgers University-New Brunswick 94.9 2 University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill 142.7 3 University of Maryland-College Park 94.9 2 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 142.1 4 University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill 94.1 4 Rutgers University-New Brunswick 137.5 5 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 93.1 5 University of California-San Diego 133.8 6 State University of New York-Stony Brook 92.2 6 University of Maryland-College Park 133.4 7 University of California-Los Angeles 92.1 7 University of Virginia 133.4 7 University of Virginia 91.7 8 University of Texas-Austin 132.3 9 University of Colorado-Boulder 88.9 9 University of California-Irvine 131.8 10 State University of New York-Buffalo 88.0 10 Pennsylvania State University 131.1 11 Pennsylvania State University 87.7 11 University of Illinois-Urbana 129.6 12 University of Washington 87.1 12 University of California-Santa Barbara 129.0 13 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities 86.2 13 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities 127.4 14 Michigan State University 85.9 14 UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH 127.3 15 UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH 85.6 15 State University of New York-Buffalo 126.6 16 University of California-San Diego 85.5 16 State University of New York-Stony Brook 126.5 17 University of Texas-Austin 85.3 17 Ohio State University-Main 126.4 18 University of California-Irvine 84.6 18 University of Iowa 124.6 19 University of Wisconsin-Madison 84.5 19 University of California-Davis 122.7 20 Ohio State University-Main 84.2 20 Michigan State University 121.9 21 University of Illinois-Urbana 83.5 21 University of Washington 121.7 22 University of California-Davis 83.1 22 University of Colorado-Boulder 121.5 23 University of Iowa 83.1 22 Indiana University-Bloomington 118.4 24 Iowa State University 81.9 24 University of Kansas 117.3 25 Texas A & M University 81.8 25 Texas A & M University 116.3 26 Indiana University-Bloomington 81.6 26 University of Florida 115.2 27 Purdue University-Main 80.2 27 Purdue University-Main 115.0 28 University of Arizona 114.5 29 University of Kansas 79.6 28 Iowa State University 112.1 30 University of Arizona 79.5 29 University of Missouri-Columbia 111.2 31 University of California-Santa Barbara 78.5 30 University of Nebraska-Lincoln 110.1 32 University of Nebraska-Lincoln 76.7 31 University of Wisconsin-Madison 109.5 33 University of Florida 75.4 32 University of Oregon 99.8 34 University of Missouri-Columbia 75.3 33 University of Oregon 72.4 34

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The annual report, prepared rankings. “It depends on whether mation for the AAUP survey. Associate professors at UPB average pay of $63,700, up from by Pitt’s Office of Management you’re hiring a lot of scientists or Penn State, which reports all moved up from No. 17 to No. 12 $60,400 last year. Information and Analysis, uses you’re hiring a lot of humanists,” its IIB campuses as a unit, led the with their average pay rising from Assistant professors placed at salary data (converted to a nine- Pack said. list in all faculty ranks. Its IIB $58,600 to $63,000. No. 14, up from No. 17 last year, month equivalent) taken from (Note: The 2007-08 survey regional campus professors earned Assistant professors rose to averaging $50,700. Their average the American Association of presented to BPC and reported on an average of $100,600; associ- No. 10 in the current survey; pay in FY07-08 was $48,500. University Professors’ (AAUP) in the May 29, 2008, University ate professors averaged $76,300, their average pay increased from report on the economic status of Times did not include six Univer- and assistant professors averaged $47,600 to $53,400. Category III the profession, published in the sity of California peers, for which $63,200. Pitt-Titusville, the University’s March-April issue of Academe. data were not available at the The group average salary Pitt-Greensburg sole Category III institution, is (See April 30 University Times.) time. However, the new report’s (excluding Pitt’s regional cam- Pitt-Greensburg’s profes- ranked in a three-member peer Librarians’ salary data come prior-year rankings are based on puses) for professors was $87,300 sors ranked No. 11, unchanged group made up of Penn State’s from the Association of Research more complete information that (up from $82,100 last year), for from last year’s survey, while Category III campuses (reported Libraries’ annual salary survey. was published in the July/August associate professors $68,600 (up their average salary rose from as a single unit) and the University The figures are not adjusted issue of Academe, which included from $64,900), and for assistant $76,700 in FY07-08 to $77,800 of Wisconsin Colleges. for cost of living, region or dis- the California schools.) professors $57,700 (up from in FY08-09. UPT’s professors ranked third, cipline. q $55,800). UPG associate professors unchanged from last year’s survey. Pack noted that the annual Category IIB Regionals For a detailed comparison of ranked No. 14, unchanged from Their average pay in the 2007-08 rankings are impacted by changes Although several proposals all schools in the IIB regional last year, while their average salary survey was $57,800 but salary data in the individual faculty members for alternate peer groups for IIB campus comparison group as well rose from $60,600 to $61,100. were not revealed in this year’s reported in each category in a regional campus faculty salary as the category III group that The average salary for UPG’s ranking because the number of particular year. “This is always comparisons have been floated includes Pitt-Titusville, see chart assistant professors dropped a UPT full professors fell from people in this rank in this year, so over the past several years at Pitt, on page 8. notch to No. 15, while the average four to three. The survey does the composition is always differ- no consensus has been reached. rose from $49,100 to $50,600. not display salary information ent,” said Pack. Professors at Pitt’s three Pitt-Bradford when there are three or fewer For instance, “If we’re hiring Category IIB regional campuses The average salary for all ranks Pitt-Johnstown individuals in a rank. more than other schools, we tend continue to be ranked in an 18- of faculty at Pitt-Bradford rose Professors at Pitt-Johnstown The group average, exclud- to have more people in the lower member peer group of regional/ in comparison with their peer fell one place to No. 16, which ing UPT, was $74,900, up from assistant professor ranks, more of branch campuses of public AAU groups, with professors and assis- placed them last among the IIB $72,400 last year. them in the first couple of years institutions. This year’s ranking, tant professors both moving from peers reporting data for FY08- UPT’s associate professors of their appointment. We have no however, did not include salary the bottom of the ranking. 09. UPJ’s professors averaged remained at No. 2 with an average way to compare that with other information from Texas A&M UPB professors came from $74,100, up from $71,500 last salary of $55,300, up from $52,100 schools,” he said. In addition, the University-Galveston and the last place to No. 14 with average year. last year. The group average, academic areas in which faculty University of Virginia’s College at pay increasing from $66,900 to Associate professors ranked excluding UPT, was $64,100. are being added can sway the Wise, which did not submit infor- $74,500. No. 10, up from No. 15, with CONTINUED ON PAGE 8

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Average Average Name of Institution Salary Rank Name of Institution Salary Rank University of Maryland-College Park $83.4 1 Rutgers University-New Brunswick $88.9 1 University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill 82.0 2 University of California-Berkeley 83.0 2 University of Texas-Austin 81.8 3 University of California-Davis 79.7 3 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 81.6 4 University of California-Irvine 76.0 4 University of California-Berkeley 81.3 5 University of California-San Diego 76.0 4 University of California-Los Angeles 79.6 6 State University of New York-Stony Brook 75.9 6 University of California-Los Angeles 75.8 7 University of Washington 78.0 7 University of California-Santa Barbara 71.5 8 University of California-San Diego 77.7 8 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 70.0 9 University of Illinois-Urbana 76.3 9 State University of New York-Buffalo 70.0 9 Rutgers University-New Brunswick 76.0 10 Pennsylvania State University 69.4 11 University of California-Davis 75.9 11 University of Virginia 69.2 12 University of Colorado-Boulder 75.6 12 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities 68.0 13 University of California-Irvine 75.1 13 University of Maryland-College Park 67.9 14 Ohio State University-Main 75.0 14 University of Illinois-Urbana 67.2 15 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities 75.0 14 University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill 67.2 15 University of Virginia 74.7 16 Purdue University-Main 67.0 17 University of California-Santa Barbara 74.0 17 University of Colorado-Boulder 66.8 18 University of Wisconsin-Madison 73.0 18 University of Texas-Austin 66.6 19 University of Iowa 72.6 19 UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH 66.5 20 Pennsylvania State University 72.4 20 University of Washington 66.5 20 Purdue University-Main 72.3 21 University of Arizona 66.4 22 Texas A & M University 72.2 22 University of Nebraska-Lincoln 65.8 23 State University of New York-Buffalo 71.6 23 Michigan State University 63.9 24 State University of New York-Stony Brook 71.6 23 Indiana University-Bloomington 63.8 25 Iowa State University 71.5 25 University of Iowa 63.2 26 Indiana University-Bloomington 71.1 26 Iowa State University 61.9 27 UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH 71.1 26 University of Kansas 61.1 28 University of Wisconsin-Madison 60.3 29 University of Kansas 67.1 28 Texas A & M University 59.2 30 Michigan State University 66.9 29 University of Florida 59.0 31 University of Arizona 66.6 30 Ohio State University-Main 57.4 32 University of Oregon 66.4 31 University of Oregon 57.0 33 University of Nebraska-Lincoln 66.3 32 University of Missouri-Columbia 55.3 34 University of Florida 63.6 33 University of Missouri-Columbia 61.1 34 Source: "ARL Annual Salary Survey, 2008-2009" early release data from the Association of Research Libraries. Source: Academe, "The Annual Report on the Economic Status of the Profession 2008-09," March/April 2009, Vol. 95, No. 2.

 U N I V E R S I T Y TIMES Pitt argues for return of last-minute investment funds n an attempt to reduce the funded extravagant lifestyles. Pitt and CMU also have been include the purchase of multi-mil- claim, noted that although the University’s potential losses, Pitt began investing endow- Wilshire clients, although CMU lion dollar homes, a horse farm, report does not disclose investors’ IPitt lawyers are arguing for ment funds with Greenwood announced earlier this year that cars, horses and rare collectibles identities, “The University has the return of $21.25 million that and Walsh’s Westridge Capital it had terminated its relationship such as Steiff teddy bears.” been able to identify those entries was sent to an investment firm just Management in 2002. with the consultant. Pitt Vice The New York court has purporting to show its account as the fund operators’ apparent Published reports have identi- Chancellor for Public Affairs frozen the defendants’ assets and information. This report data misappropriation of investors’ fied other institutional investors Robert Hill said the University appointed a temporary receiver, does not show the University’s funds was being uncovered. including pension plans for CBS continues to retain Wilshire. Los Angeles-based Robb Evans & $21.25 million was ever removed, Pitt wired the money to Con- Corp., Wells Fargo, Viacom, the In a joint complaint filed Feb. Associates, to oversee them. transferred, dissipated or invested necticut-based WG Trading Co. Iowa Public Employees’ Retire- 20 in federal court in Pittsburgh The receiver’s initial tally by defendants,” adding that the on Feb. 6, just days before regu- ment System, the Sacramento against the fund operators and found what many observers had University believes that the money lators suspended fund operators County Employment System and their related firms, Pitt sought feared: The assets appear to be it transferred Feb. 6 remains in Paul Greenwood and Stephen the North Dakota State Invest- damages in excess of $65 million insufficient to repay fully what WGTC’s accounts, “is directly Walsh for failure to cooperate ment Council. Bowling Green and CMU sought damages of investors had entrusted to Green- and easily traceable to the Univer- with an audit. State University, Ohio Northern more than $49 million. wood and Walsh’s firms. sity, is not a part of the receivership The National Futures Associa- University and Carnegie Mellon That lawsuit has been stayed In a May 27 initial report to estate, and should not be subject tion, an independent self-regula- University also invested endow- while separate actions filed by the court, the receiver stated, in to claim by, or distribution to, any tory group for the futures industry, ment funds with the Westridge the Commodity Futures Trad- part, “Claims from investors pre- other party seeking to withdraw on Feb. 12 took an emergency firms. ing Commission and Securities liminarily total about $1.5 billion. or recover funds from WGTC, enforcement action against the The Pennsylvania Public Exchange Commission go forward Based on all of the information any of the other limited partners two, prohibiting them and their School Employees’ Retirement in federal court in New York. (See available to the receiver, it appears of WGTC, or any other inves- firms from soliciting new invest- System narrowly missed being March 5 University Times.) there will be a shortfall of approxi- tor victimized by the Westridge ments, trading or transferring caught up in the scheme. It was The SEC suit charged that mately $600 million.” defendants.” funds. set to invest up to $1 billion with “Greenwood and Walsh have used The report (which included a In its report to the court, The two subsequently were Westridge on the recommenda- their affiliated entities to engage 52-page inventory of Greenwood’s Robb Evans & Associates stated arrested by the FBI and charged tion of investment consultant in an egregious investment fraud” collection of 1,348 teddy bears it intends to file a proposed claims with conspiracy, securities fraud Wilshire Associates but a deal and have “used client money bought for a total of $3 million), verification procedure with the and wire fraud. They are accused approved in September 2008 invested in [their partnership WG also listed investors’ account bal- court by June 30, after which the of misappropriating investors’ hadn’t been finalized by the time Trading Investors] as their per- ances as of Jan. 31 without identi- issue of distribution procedures money in an apparent Ponzi the fund managers’ apparent mis- sonal piggy-bank to furnish lavish fying the investors by name. may be addressed. scheme through which they deeds came to light. and luxurious lifestyles, which The University, in its June 1 —Kimberly K. Barlow n Faculty salary comparison survey presented at BPC meeting CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7 The campus’s assistant profes- Michael Semcheski of the Center Jay Sukits, Katz Graduate School budgeting committees in units Planning and Resources Manage- sors also remained at No. 2 with for the Neural Basis of Cogni- of Business, and Wion. where they are required. ment Robert F. Pack and Health an average salary of $49,500, tion, who is the Staff Association • BPC discussed how to pro- In addition to providing rosters Sciences budget director Richard up from $47,500 last year. The Council’s representative on BPC, ceed with its responsibility to of their PBC membership, units Henderson agreed to follow up group average, excluding UPT, and Phil Wion, professor emeritus review whether Pitt’s planning for the first time were asked to and report to BPC at its next was $54,200. of English, co-secretaries. and budgeting system (PBS) pro- describe their salary notification meeting. q Elected pro tem members were cesses are followed and to monitor and salary reconsideration pro- • BPC’s next meeting is set for In other BPC business: Balwant Dixit, pharmacy; Sean implementation of the Universi- cesses. The committee agreed noon-2 p.m. June 19 in 501 Cathe- • Officers were elected, with Hughes, education; Ron Neufeld, ty’s salary policy after receiving to seek clarification from units dral of Learning. University Trea- their terms beginning July 1: John civil and environmental engineer- an annual report from the Office whose answers were unclear. (See surer Amy Marsh has been invited Baker of dental medicine, chair; ing; Richard Pratt, professor of Budget and Controller outlin- story on page 3.) to address the committee. Sue Skledar of nursing, vice chair; emeritus, physics and astronomy; ing the existence of planning and Vice Provost for Academic —Kimberly K. Barlow n ASSOCIATE ASSISTANT PROFESSORS PROFESSORS PROFESSORS

Average 08-09 07-08 Average 08-09 07-08 Average 08-09 07-08 Category IIB Peer Institutions Salary Rank Rank Salary Rank Rank Salary Rank Rank Indiana University-East $74.2 15 17 $61.7 13 7 $51.4 13 15 Indiana University-Kokomo 81.3 9 10 55.6 16 18 52.3 12 9 Ohio State University-Agr. Tech. Inst. 98.2 2 1 64.9 9 10 58.8 4 7 Ohio State University-Lima 96.3 3 3 68.4 3 5 54.8 8 11 Ohio State University-Mansfield 78.1 10 9 68.2 4 3 54.0 9 10 Ohio State University-Marion 90.5 5 5 70.6 2 2 55.3 7 12 Ohio State University-Newark 93.1 4 3 68.0 5 6 62.7 2 2 Penn State University-All IIB Campuses 100.6 1 6 76.3 1 1 63.2 1 1 Purdue University-North Central 83.9 7 8 60.7 15 16 50.5 16 16 Texas A&M University-Galveston * n/a 2 * n/a 12 * n/a 4 University of Minnesota-Crookston 82.6 8 16 66.5 7 8 57.1 5 6 University of Minnesota-Morris 76.0 13 13 63.1 11 13 52.4 11 13 University of North Carolina-Asheville 87.7 6 7 67.8 6 4 61.0 3 3 UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-BRADFORD 74.5 14 18 63.0 12 17 53.4 10 18 UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-GREENSBURG 77.8 11 11 61.1 14 14 50.6 15 14 UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-JOHNSTOWN 74.1 16 15 63.7 10 15 50.7 14 17 University of Texas-Brownsville 77.5 12 14 65.0 8 10 56.0 6 8 University of Virginia's College at Wise * n/a 12 * n/a 9 * n/a 5

Category III Peer Institutions Penn State University-All III Campuses $88.2 1 1 $73.2 1 1 $64.9 1 1 UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-TITUSVILLE ** 3 3 55.3 2 2 49.5 2 2 University of Wisconsin Colleges 64.5 2 2 52.7 3 3 44.2 3 3

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R E S E A R C H N O T E S The research also will identify the MIE. While overall survival cellular proteins that interact with rates remained the same whether Treatments for National Institute of Diabetes and engineered mice to lack the gene the RepX protein and co-localize a patient received an MIE or an Digestive and Kidney Diseases for a similar cell cycle protein RepX and pXO1 DNA in vivo. open procedure, surgical mortality diabetic The proposed studies could rates were lower and the hospital heart patients and GlaxoSmithKline. called p130, but there was no impact on beta cell production. lead to a better understanding of stays shorter for MIE patients. compared the elements involved in the stable Co-investigator and professor A study by researchers in the Emergency His next step was to engineer mice deficient in both proteins, which replication and maintenance of the of surgery Arjun Pennathur pre- Graduate School of Public Health room pXO1 plasmid and may contribute sented the work at a recent meet- found no difference in mortality communication resulted in a marked increase in beta cell replication. to the future development of plas- ing of the American Society of among patients with type 2 dia- research mid-specific co-therapeutic drugs Clinical Oncology. He said, “The betes and stable heart disease who funded Stewart noted, “The cell cycle has yet another protein, called that can reduce the virulence of B. best treatment for this disease is received prompt bypass surgery Paul Daniel Patterson, pro- anthracis and related organisms. removal of the tumor, and if we or angioplasty compared to drug fessor in the School of Medicine’s p107, that is much like pRB and p130. Now we want to see what can do the necessary surgery with therapy alone. Department of Emergency Medi- Mini surgery MIE and reduce recovery times The study, which focused cine, has received a $10,000 grant happens to beta cell numbers if we knock out any two of the three or aids esophageal and mortality rates, then patients exclusively on patients with both from the American Society for cancer patients will benefit enormously.” conditions, appears in the June 11 Healthcare Risk Management all three.” Patients with esophageal Luketich added, “With this issue of the New England Journal Foundation. In an online publication in cancer who require surgery may cancer on the rise, we need to of Medicine and was presented at The grant will help fund Pat- Diabetes in January, another of benefit from having minimally do everything we can to increase a recent session of the American terson’s research proposal, “The his research teams showed that invasive surgery instead of an patients’ survival. MIE is an ideal Diabetes Association. Effect of Communication Patterns human beta cells could be induced open esophagectomy, or removal surgery because it encourages The researchers also found in the Emergency Department on to replicate by boosting levels of of the esophagus, according to a faster healing and less time spent that while prompt bypass surgery Quality and Performance.” cell cycle proteins cdk-6 and cyclin University of Pittsburgh Cancer inside the hospital, where patients in patients with more severe heart D1 using gene therapy techniques. Institute (UPCI) phase II study can be exposed to infections and disease did not lower mortality, it When study co-author Nathalie Grant awarded sponsored by the National Insti- other complications. The more lowered their risk of subsequent Fiaschi-Taesch, professor in for plant tutes of Health. quickly patients recover, the more major cardiac events. Pitt’s endocrinology division, diversity study Lead investigator James D. quickly they can begin other forms Principal investigator Sheryl transplanted those engineered Tia-Lynn Ashman, professor Luketich, professor of surgery of treatment they might need.” F. Kelsey, professor of epidemi- cells into diabetic mice, blood of plant evolutionary ecology in at the School of Medicine and ology, said, “We began this study sugar levels normalized. the Department of Biological Sci- co-director of UPCI’s lung and Sustainability because we don’t know how best The Pitt researchers also plan ences, has been awarded an inter- esophageal cancer program, said research to treat this deadly duo that is to examine the effects of gain or national planning grant of more esophageal cancer rates have risen funded affecting more and more people loss of other cell cycle proteins to than $19,000 from the National more than 400 percent in the past The Mascaro Center for at increasingly younger ages. Our identify targets that might make it Science Foundation. 20 years, the most rapid increase Sustainable Innovation recently results provide needed guidance possible to treat diabetes by giving She will collaborate with among all cancers. awarded three research grants to about which approaches can best patients more insulin-producing two scientists from the Estación Single-institution studies pre- Pitt faculty members. help these patients.” cells. “It’s now clear that both type Biológica de Doñana in Seville, viously have demonstrated success • Mark Kimber of mechanical The study, coordinated by 1 and type 2 diabetes are beta cell Spain, on a project to study the with minimally invasive esopha- engineering and materials science GSPH’s Epidemiology Data deficiency diseases,” Stewart said. relationship between plant-pol- gectomies (MIE). This multi- was awarded $34,280 for “Envi- Center, involved 49 clinical sites “And while we work on making linator interactions and biodiver- center study enrolled 106 patients ronmental Impact and Energy in the United States and abroad. more beta cells, our colleagues are sity. The work will take advantage from 16 institutions across the Efficiency of Liquid Cooled Data Results were based on 2,368 trying to tackle the autoimmunity of a hotspot of plant diversity in country. Of those patients, 99 Centers.” patients with both type 2 diabetes problems that cause a reduction the Baetic mountain ranges of in their number. Ultimately, both qualified for and received an CONTINUED ON PAGE 10 and stable heart disease who were southern Spain. under a physician’s care to control issues have to be addressed to The planning grant will fund develop a cure for diabetes.” their cholesterol and blood pres- joint feasibility studies enabling sure. Patients were randomized The research was supported the researchers to gather pre- by grants from the National to receive drug therapy alone or liminary data needed to design drug therapy in addition to prompt Institutes of Health, the Juvenile and implement experiments to test Diabetes Research Foundation revascularization to restore blood hypotheses about the mechanisms flow — either angioplasty to open (JDRF), and the Don and Arleen that underlie global pollen limita- Wagner and the Pam and Scott blocked arteries or bypass surgery. tion-biodiversity gradients. The study was not a comparison Kroh family foundations. Harb The ultimate research objec- also is supported by a JDRF fel- between angioplasty and bypass tive is to determine the response of surgery, but rather a comparison lowship award. pollination and pollen limitation between a prompt procedure and of plant reproduction to increasing medical therapy alone. Funds awarded diversity across a wide range of for anthrax The investigators also looked plant community diversities and at which of two diabetes drug determine whether this relation- research treatment strategies resulted in ship differs for endemic plants. Saleem Khan, professor in better outcomes — insulin-pro- the School of Medicine’s micro- viding (increasing the amount biology and molecular genetics of insulin) or insulin-sensitizing Diabetes department, has been awarded (lowering the body’s resistance to research a $416,625 National Institute of its own insulin, such as metformin progresses Allergy and Infectious Diseases or rosiglitazone). Building on findings from grant for “Role of RepX Protein The results show that five- earlier this year, a research team in Replication/Partitioning of year survival rates did not differ led by Andrew F. Stewart, profes- Anthrax Toxin Plasmid pXO1.” significantly between the revas- sor of medicine and chief of the The two-year research project cularization group (88.3 percent) Division of Endocrinology and will identify the domains of RepX and the drug therapy group (87.8 Metabolism, has shown in mouse protein important in its replica- percent). In addition, there was experiments that knocking out two tion and segregation activities as no significant difference in - sur cell cycle proteins leads to robust well as genes involved in the copy vival between those who received replication of insulin-producing number control and stability of the insulin-providing drugs (87.9 beta cells. The results were pre- pXO1 plasmid in Bacillus anthracis. percent) and those who received sented recently at a meeting of the insulin-sensitizing drugs (88.2 American Diabetes Association percent). and in a paper published online in However, in the group that the ADA’s journal Diabetes. received bypass surgery, the rate Stewart said, “These proteins of all major cardiovascular events act like brakes to prevent regener- (heart attacks, strokes and death) ation of beta cells. It’s a redundant was significantly lower (22.4 system, though, so removing just percent) compared to those who one of the proteins isn’t sufficient received drug therapy alone (30.5 to make beta cells replicate.” percent). This benefit appeared In earlier studies, endocrinol- to be greatest in those who ogy professor Rupangi Vasavada, underwent bypass and received working with Stewart, assessed insulin-sensitizing drugs. mice that lacked a key regulator Pitt co-investigators of the of cell division called retinoblas- study included epidemiology toma protein (pRB), but the loss professors Trevor Orchard and of pRB alone did not make beta Maria Mori Brooks. cells regenerate. Major funders of the study In the current study, lead included the National Heart, author George Harb, postdoc- Lung and Blood Institute, the toral fellow in endocrinology,

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R E S E A R C H N O T E S Principal investigator Hussein Redefine binge Tawbi, professor of medicine in drinking for CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9 the medical school and researcher kids, prof says • Bong Jae Lee of mechanical were two times more likely than care beneficiaries surveyed pre- in UPCI’s melanoma program, The criteria used to assess engineering and materials science whites to say they would want life- ferred not to die in a hospital or to said, “Approximately 70,000 blood alcohol concentrations and Albert C. To of civil and prolonging treatments, according receive life-sustaining measures at people will be diagnosed with (BACs) and binge drinking behav- environmental engineering were to a Pitt study funded by the the end of life. When asked about metastatic melanoma this year. iors in children and adolescents awarded $46,446 for “Multiscale National Institute on Aging. their treatment preferences in the This form of cancer is aggressive should be based on pediatric rather Multifunctional Bandgap Struc- The study, led by Amber E. event they were diagnosed with a and often resistant to chemo- than adult physiology, according tured Materials for Sustainable Barnato, professor of medical, terminal illness and had less than a therapy. In fact, only 7-10 percent to a Pitt study in the June issue of Buildings.” clinical and translational science year to live, more African Ameri- of patients are likely to respond to Pediatrics. • Steven P. Levitan of electri- and health policy, was based on cans (18 percent) than whites (8 the current standard of care. We The National Institute on cal and computer engineering and interviews and surveys with more percent) reported that they would wanted to see if there was a way Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Donald M. Chiarulli of computer than 2,800 Medicare beneficiaries prefer to die in a hospital. to predict which patients would (NIAAA) recently defined binge science were awarded $50,556 for age 65 and older, making it the African Americans (28 percent) respond to treatment and which drinking as a drinking pattern that “Building Information Modeling largest nationally representative also were more likely than whites ones would not.” brings a person’s BAC to greater for Sustainability.” sample of U.S. seniors’ end-of-life (15 percent) to report that they Using neural network analysis, than 0.08 grams per deciliter (g/ treatment preferences. would opt for life-prolonging Tawbi and his colleagues examined dL), which is a level accompanied The research is available online drugs, even if the treatment made the tumor tissues of 21 patients by significant physical and mental Blacks more at http://springerlink.com/con- them feel worse all of the time. with metastatic melanoma, some likely to want impairment and the level currently tent/e85620l2hq12h181/fulltext. Only 49 percent of African of whom responded to chemo- used to define drunk driving in life-extending pdf and in the June issue of the Americans compared to 74 per- therapy and some who did not. the U.S. treatment Journal of General Internal cent of whites responded that The researchers’ survey of Typically, this means five When faced with a terminal Medicine. they would want potentially life- more than 25,000 genes and their drinks for a man or four drinks for a illness, African-American seniors Overall, the majority of Medi- shortening palliative drugs (for regulators identified a signature woman within a two-hour period. pain and comfort only). of eight genes and their switches Current standards for BACs and Lastly, when asked whether that predict a patient’s likelihood binge drinking in children under Car-free Fridays kicks off they would opt for mechanical of responding to treatment for 18 are based on adult criteria. ventilation to extend their lives metastatic melanoma. The results Study author John E. Dono- for a week, 24 percent of Afri- are being validated in a larger van, professor of psychiatry June 12 on Schenley Plaza can Americans said they would, sample of 80 patients. and epidemiology at the School compared to 13 percent of whites. “The genes that we isolated in of Medicine and the Graduate Bike Pittsburgh is leading an initiative to encourage drivers When mechanical ventilation this study could be potential tar- to leave their cars parked at home one day a week. School of Public Health, said, would extend life by one month, gets for new therapies,” explained “The NIAAA definition of binge A Car-Free Fridays kick-off event is set for 8-10 a.m. Friday this percentage rose to 36 percent Tawbi. “We need to find options at Schenley Plaza. Free breakfast is available for those arriving drinking was developed for adults in African Americans, compared for the large number of patients and not for children under 18. on foot or by bike or bus. The kick-off event also features to 21 percent in whites. with metastatic disease who won’t speakers and includes free bike safety checks as well as the Both children and young adoles- “We collected detailed infor- respond to existing treatments. cents weigh substantially less than opportunity for participants to pick up vouchers for discounts mation about personal and social This work takes us one step closer good at participating businesses. adults and likely would achieve factors that might explain the to doing so,” said Tawbi. considerably higher BACs with Information on other Car-Free Fridays events and a map relationship between African The study was funded by the of bike pool meeting spots and destinations for cyclists who five drinks within a two-hour Americans and preference for Eastern Cooperative Oncology period or would reach a BAC would like to commute in a group is available at http://bike- more intensive end-of-life treat- Group and UPCI. pgh.org/events/car-free-fridays/. n greater than 0.08 g/dL with sig- ment,” said Barnato. “An overly nificantly fewer drinks.” optimistic view of the ability of Chemo combo Donovan examined child, mechanical ventilation, a breath- slows cancer, adolescent and adult body com- ing machine, to save lives and fails to increase positions and alcohol elimination return people to their normal survival rates from the 1999-2002 national activities explained some, but not Patients undergoing treatment health and nutrition examination all, of this difference.” for advanced head and neck can- survey and used the updated for- Although the study looked at cers may respond well to the addi- mula to estimate BACs for more differences in treatment prefer- tion of gefinitib to chemotherapy, than 4,700 children and teens ences by race, Barnato cautions it according to a study sponsored by ages 9-17 for alcohol intake levels should not be viewed as an invita- the Eastern Cooperative Oncol- of one-five standard drinks to tion to generalize. “As doctors, ogy Group and chaired by Ethan determine the number of drinks we should ask each patient and Argiris, professor of medicine and at each age that led to a BAC of family about their goals of treat- co-leader of the head and neck greater than 0.08 g/dL. ment, then offer the treatments cancer program of the University These estimations suggest that that meet those goals, rather than of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute. binge drinking should be defined making assumptions about treat- Gefinitib, which also is known as three or more drinks for 9-13- ment preferences based on race,” by the trade name Iressa, is a tar- year-old children; four or more she said. geted therapy against the epider- drinks for boys and three or more mal growth factor receptor with drinks for girls ages 14 or 15, and Genes help fewer side effects than traditional five or more drinks for boys and predict chemotherapies. three or more drinks for girls ages response to “We found that adding gefinitib 16 or 17. These results also suggest melanoma to standard chemotherapy was that the definition for heavy drink- treatment well tolerated by patients who had ing should be modified as well. University of Pittsburgh already received chemotherapy or “When kids and young teens Cancer Institute (UPCI) research- were frail,” said Argiris. use alcohol, it puts them at height- ers have identified eight genes that “We had hoped this study ened risk for later alcohol and drug help predict a melanoma patient’s would improve the survival rate dependence, delinquency, early response to treatment. The find- of patients, but while gefinitib did pregnancy and sexually transmit- ings recently were presented to postpone spread of the disease, ted diseases, as well as involvement the American Society of Clinical it did not increase survival rates. in motor vehicle crashes,” added Oncology. The finding that the addition of Donovan. “Since considerably gefinitib to chemotherapy can fewer drinks are needed to get high delay the growth of head and BAC levels in children, pediatri- neck cancer suggests a potential cians and nurse practitioners who beneficial effect from combina- screen kids for alcohol use should tion therapy.” intervene at much lower levels of Argiris plans to conduct further alcohol involvement than previ- studies to identify the subsets of ously thought.” patients most likely to respond to Donovan’s research is funded the drug and to examine patients’ by grants from the National quality of life while taking the Institute on Alcohol Abuse and combination therapy. Alcoholism. n

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P E O P L E O F T H E T I M E S The People of the Times column features recent news on faculty and staff, including awards and other honors, accomplishments and administra- Alec Stewart, the Bernice L. sional association EDUCAUSE, associate director of administra- tive appointments. and Morton S. has been named director of Pitt’s tive systems. We welcome submissions from all areas of the University. Send informa- Lerner Chair Center for Instructional Devel- tion via email to: [email protected], by fax at 412/624-4579 or by campus mail and dean of opment and Distance Education Staff members in the Office of to 308 Bellefield Hall. For submission guidelines, visit www.umc.pitt.edu/utimes/deadlines. the University effective Aug. 1. Public Affairs received six awards html online. Honors Col- Based in Washington, D.C., at the Pittsburgh Black Media lege, recently and Boulder, Colo., EDUCAUSE Federation’s 26th annual Robert received the serves higher education informa- L. Vann Awards ceremony last in Pennsylvania. Services Tech- Simon Award tion technology professionals month. The award is presented to nical Advisory for Excellence in the areas of instruction and Robert Hill, vice chancellor international educators who have C o a l i t i o n . i n E d u c a - learning, research and scholarship, for Public Affairs, won first place demonstrated longstanding excel- PSTAC is a tion from the and management and leadership. in the magazine public affairs lence, commitment and leader- coalition of Kiwanis Club of Oakland for his Golden, who works for EDU- category with his May 14, 2008, ship in the field of international seven national contributions in teaching and CAUSE out of its Washington “Address to African American education. p h a r m a c y administration. office, earned her Master of Chamber of Commerce,” pub- Reinhard Heinisch, professor organizations Stewart joined Pitt’s Depart- Science degree in information lished in Blue Gold & Black of political science at Pitt’s Johns- founded to ment of Physics in 1973. In 1979, science at Pitt in 1983 and gradu- 2008. town campus, is being honored improve the he became the first director of the ated cum laude with a bachelor’s Gary Cravener, art director with the 2009 David A. Portlock coding infrastructure necessary University honors program, which degree from Indiana University for Pitt magazine, won the sole Outstanding International Educa- to support billing for pharmacists’ he helped design. Under his lead- of Pennsylvania in 1980. award given in the magazine tor Award. This award recognizes professional services. ership, the program emerged with Golden’s work at EDUCAUSE illustration category for “Flying international educators in mid- McGivney has developed a an educational emphasis on intel- has brought her into contact Lessons” in the magazine’s winter career who have exhibited ongoing patient care practice for commu- lectual scope and student attain- with leaders and practitioners 2008 issue. mentoring of colleagues in the nity-based pharmacists, created ment and became the University in teaching and learning. She is Senior editor Ervin Dyer’s field and exemplary leadership in training programs for practicing Honors College in 1984, with responsible for the association’s “Charles Florence, the Great international education on their pharmacists and designed com- Stewart as its inaugural dean. conference and professional devel- Debater” article in the summer campuses. munity outreach programs. With Stewart at the helm, the opment activities and leadership 2008 issue of Pitt magazine won a Honors College has developed and management programs and first-place award in the magazine Lead author Kristine Lalley, Wesley Lipschultz, manager innovative, challenging and popu- institutes, as well as its content features category. director of international engi- of student services at the School lar summer research programs for and knowledge management Pitt magazine editor-in-chief neering initiatives at the Swan- of Information Sciences, has been undergraduate students, includ- initiatives. Cindy Gill’s “The M Factor, son School of Engineering, and selected to receive the 2009 Ser- ing the on-campus Brackenridge Prior to joining EDUCAUSE Audrey Murrell and Mentoring” co-authors Josephine Olson, vice to Commission Award from program, field-study programs in in 2001, Golden held senior man- in the spring 2008 issue won professor of business adminis- the National Academic Advising Yellowstone National Park and agement positions at Duquesne second place in the magazine tration, professor of economics Association’s (NACADA) Tech- Pitt’s Allen Cook Spring Creek U n i v e r s i t y, business feature category. and director of the International nology in Advising Commission. Preserve in Wyoming, as well as where she led Sharon S. Blake, Amanda Business Center at the Katz The award recognizes those study in Mongolia. t h e e d u c a - Leff, Morgan Kelly and Jane- Graduate School of Business, and who have provided outstanding In addition to serving as tional technol- Ellen Robinet of the Pitt Chroni- Brant Hawk, College of Busi- service, leadership and commit- Honors College dean, Stewart ogy effort and cle placed second in the newspaper ness Administration student, will ment to a particular commis- continues to teach an honors served as exec- series category with their “Black receive the Best Paper Award from sion. course in the physics depart- utive director History Month Series.” the international division of the The NACADA Technology ment. of computing American Society of Engineering Advising Commission helps The Simon Award is named and technology Three affiliates of the Uni- Education. academic advisers and advising for Janet Simon, who retired from services and co- versity Center for International The winning paper is titled administrators to understand the Western Pennsylvania School for director of the Center for Distance Studies (UCIS) will receive awards “Evaluating a Short-Term, First- impact that technologies (such as Blind Children (WPSBC) after Learning. from the Pennsylvania Council Year Study Abroad Program for online registration and student 30 years, serving most recently Her work at Duquesne included for International Education Engineering and Business Under- information systems) have on aca- as its executive director. The leading aspects of instructional (PaCIE). graduates: The Impact on the demic advising; to use technology award seeks to recognize a local design, distance education, com- E. Maxine Bruhns, director Student Learning Experience.” effectively in their work, and to leader in children or young adult puter labs, media services and of the Nationality Rooms and appreciate the appropriate uses of education. other technology units, and intercultural exchange programs, Melissa Somma McGivney, technology in higher education. The Kiwanis Club makes a working with the provost, deans and Bob Donnorummo, former assistant professor of pharmacy Lipschultz has served as man- donation in honor of the awardee and faculty. associate director of the Center and therapeutics and director of ager of student services at the to the charity of his or her choice, Prior to her work at Duquesne, for Russian and East European the community practice residency school since 2008. In addition to and the recipient of this year’s she was a manager in the Infor- Studies, have been selected to program at the School of Phar- his other responsibilities, he has contribution is WPSBC. mation Systems group at MIT. receive the 2009 W. LaMarr Koop macy, was appointed to a second increased the use of technology in Golden’s career began in 1984 Lifetime Achievement Award in three-year term as an American areas such as registration, student Cynthia Golden, a vice at Carnegie Mellon University, recognition of outstanding contri- College of Clinical Pharmacy applications and tracking, as well president of the nonprofit profes- where she held the position of butions to international education representative to the Pharmacist as records management. n

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Ganapathy, Apollo Telemedicine Ctr. 3rd fl. conf. ctr., 8-9 am Networking Foundation; 6012 HSLS Workshop Pathology Research Seminar Forbes Tower, 1-2 pm “PowerPoint for Beginners & “The TGF-b Pathway in Liver Advanced PowerPoint,” Sam & Gastrointestinal Cancer Stem Lewis; Falk Library classrm. 2, Cells,” Lopa Mishra, George- 10 am-2 pm town; 1105 Scaife, noon Integrative Medicine Lec- CIDDE Live Webcast ture “Do It Yourself Course- “What Is Yoga?” Alicja Walczak; Cast”; https://cidde-web. 580 S. Aiken Ave., suite 310, cidde.pitt.edu/mCast/default. Shadyside, 5:30 pm (412/623- asp?mCast=ITmCast, 12:15 3023) pm Pitt Bradford Art Exhibit HSLS Workshop Opening “Protein Analysis Tools,” “Roger Hane: Art, Times & Ansuman Chattopadhyay; Falk Tragedy,” KOA Art Gallery, Library conf. rm. B, 1-3 pm Blaisdell, UPB, 7 pm Thursday 25 Friday 19 Bipolar Disorder Conference Senate Budget Policies Com- Convention Ctr., Downtown; mittee Mtg. 7:45 am-7 pm (also June 26, 7:45 501 CL, noon-2 pm am-7:30 pm & June 27, 7:45 am- Microbiology & Molecular 4:15 pm; www.8thbipolar.org) Genetics Seminar C H P P e d i a t r i c G r a n d “HIV-1 Macrophage Infection Rounds Is Dependent on Capsid & Host “Does Anesthesia &/or Surgery Cell Factors”; 1295 Starzl BST, Make You Stupid?” Peter Davis; 1-2 pm Rangos Research Ctr. 3rd fl. conf. Oakland Farmers’ Market ctr., 8-9 am Sennott St. between Meyran & Atwood, 3:30-6:30 pm Fridays PhD Defenses through Nov. 20 (412/683- 6243) A&S/Physics & Astronomy “Bose-Einstein Condensation of Saturday 20 Microcavity Polaritons,” Ryan Barrido Balili; June 11, 319 Allen, • Summer 6-week-1 session 10:30 am ends; final exams scheduled GSPH/Biostatistics during last class meeting. “Modeling Missing Covariate Data & Temporal Features of • Official date for awarding Time-Dependent Covariates in of degrees. Tree-Structured Survival Analy- sis,” Meredith Lotz; June 12, 109 Monday 22 Parran, 10 am Medicine/Immunology • Summer 6-week-2 session “Recipient Dendritic Cells registration ends & classes Dictate Allograft Fate,” Sherrie begin. J. Divito; June 12, S100 BST, 2 pm HSLS Lunch With a Librar- GSPH/Epidemiology ian “The Development & Testing “Customize Google to Work of a New Measure of Maternal for You,” Melissa Ratajeski; Functioning,” Jennifer Barkin; Falk Library conf. rm. 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